HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 3, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, VA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 3, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11749, row:2888)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 4,037 individuals was made public on its funding portal. The PHI involved included names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and phone numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE immediately removed the portal from service and offered the affected individuals complimentary credit monitoring services.